YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(a(),f(f(f(a(),a()),a()),x)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),f(f(f(a(),a()),a()),x)) p2: f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(f(f(a(),a()),a()),x) p3: f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(f(a(),a()),a()) p4: f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),a()) and R consists of: r1: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(a(),f(f(f(a(),a()),a()),x)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),f(f(f(a(),a()),a()),x)) and R consists of: r1: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(a(),f(f(f(a(),a()),a()),x)) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1,x2) = max{2, x1 - 34, x2 - 13} a_A = 35 f_A(x1,x2) = max{18, x1 - 6, x2 - 13} precedence: f# = a = f partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(a) = [] pi(f) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.